MOE: Land Types in Cambodia Divided into 21 Categories

Preliminary data on land use in 2022  has divided land types in Cambodia into 21 categories, according to Minister of Environment  HE Say Sam Al on 23 November. According to the minister, the 21 types of land include rice fields, rubber fields, cashew farms, forests and others. The study of land use data is to understand […]

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Ground Broken on National Vocational Tourism Schools

The construction of the National Vocational Tourism Schools (VSTs) has officially begun, aiming to enhance human resources in the tourism sector. The ceremony was presided over by HE Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction on 24 November. The project will be built in two locations. The first […]

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Construction to Begin Soon on US$11-Milllion National Vocational Tourism Schools

National Vocational Tourism Schools in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville are scheduled to begin construction on 24 November, according to officials. According to a meeting between Minister of Tourism HE Thong Khon and Director of the French Agency for Development (AFD) Boucher Sandrine on 17 November, the construction project will cost approximately US$11 million, a loan […]

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CCA urges Japan to help enhance standard of construction contract in Cambodia amid challenges

The Cambodian Constructors Association (CCA) has asked Japanese experts to share their experiences and help strengthen the quality of construction contract standards in Cambodia, while also encouraging Japanese investors to invest more in the construction sector. The proposal was made during a meeting between the CCA and a subsidiary of Japan’s MUFG on 17 October. […]

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CCA to  cooperate with SDF organizing construction-related training courses

The Cambodia Constructors Association is planning to seek funds from Skills Development Fund (SDF) to organize construction-related training courses for members and the public in the near future. Representatives of CCA and SDF held a meeting on 11 October to discuss the procedure of requesting funds and other detailed requirements required to organize the training […]

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Booyoung Khmer Mulls Establishing Fintech University in Cambodia

The president of the Booyoung Khmer Co., Ltd expressed his strong interest in opening a university focusing on tax and financial technology (Fintech) in Cambodia in the near future. The proposal was raised during a meeting between Mr Lee Joong Keun, President of Booyoung Group of the Republic of Korea, and HE Aun Porn Moniroth, […]

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India Builds Gigantic Religious Monument, Larger Than Cambodia’s Angkor Wat

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has announced the opening of the world’s largest religious monument worth about US$100 million in 2024, according to the Economic Times on 29 August 2022. Named the Temple of Vedic Planetarium, the temple is located in Mayapur, West Bengal. When completed, it will be bigger than the St. […]

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MLMUPC Registers Over 1.6 million Plots of Land Since 2018

From 2018 to H1 2022, the government has registered over 1.6 million plots of land, 24% of the total estimated land plots, according to HE Seng Lot, Director General of the Administration Department of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction in a press conference on 24 August. Within these 5 years, the […]

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Gov’t​ Gifts 1.4 million Hectares of Social Concessional Land to Veteran Families 

To date, the government has provided a total of almost 1.4 million hectares of social concessional land to veteran families and border guards. The figure was explained by HE Seng Lot, Director General of the Administration Department of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction in a press conference on 24 August. “To […]

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Gov’t Urges Pig Farms to Build Waste-to-Energy Plants from Pig Manure

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) has urged large-scale pig firm owners across the country to process pig manure into biomass and generate their own electricity to reduce the cost of production., MAFF Minister HE Veng Sakhon proposed the idea during his site visit to a pig farm in Tram Kak district, Takeo […]

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